Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise vs Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection comparison

Akamai and Infoblox are both solutions in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category. Akamai is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.0, while Infoblox is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5. Akamai holds a 1.9% mindshare in DS, compared to Infoblox’s 22.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Akamai users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Infoblox users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise and Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai Secure Internet Acc...

Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security

9th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (23rd)

Infoblox Advanced DNS Prote...

Ranking in Domain Name System (DNS) Security

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category, the mindshare of Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is 22.0%, up from 19.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer2159601

Manager- Secure Web Defense- Perimeter Security at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

A user-friendly security SaaS provider with an easy setup

Akamai SPS Threat Avert is deployed on-cloud in our organization. Users should choose Akamai SPS Threat Avert based on their needs and the organization's capability. If it's a small-scale business, I would recommend exploring other solutions that will be fairly cheaper than Akamai SPS Threat Avert. However, if it's an enterprise business with a lot of transactions, security concerns, and compliance issues, I would advise them to go ahead with Akamai SPS Threat Avert. Although it's a good solution, Akamai SPS Threat Avert is expensive and best suited for enterprise-level businesses, not mid-level or low-level organizations. Overall, I rate Akamai SPS Threat Avert a nine out of ten.

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Amr Shawky

Security & Infra Technology Specialist at BARQ Systems

Replaces internal DNS servers effectively with strong support for network security

For users not already working with Infoblox, it is advisable to present it as a centralized integrated solution to handle DNS IPAM. Not all customers understand DNS security threats, so emphasizing its importance is crucial. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection as ten for the overall solution.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The best feature of Akamai SPS Threat Avert is that it's very user-friendly compared to other technologies."

"It enhances DNS security and integrates with the IPAM system. It provides robust IP management and DNS security. One of its key features is the automatic response to malicious or incorrect domains."

"The solution's user interface is very smooth compared to other products."

"Infoblox DNS is quite stable. We haven't faced any failures post-implementation, and we haven't received any calls for troubleshooting or protection issues."

"Infoblox DNS Protection provides complete DDI solutions, allowing customers to easily manage their IP addresses and integrate them with DNSSEC and DSCP."

"The most effective feature we find is the ability to log traffic."

"Infoblox offers granularity and advanced DNS protection to mitigate DNS attacks. It's a very secure solution."

"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection allows us to manage our overall addresses and IT in one location. Many companies are using this solution, it is very popular."

"The security of the solution is perfect. It's very good at protecting us from attacks."

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Cons

"Akamai SPS Threat Avert's pricing could be improved because it's a very expensive enterprise solution."

"Infoblox DNS is much more expensive than DNSSEC, which is offered by other vendors. Customers should consider the cost of DNSSEC since it is a significant factor."

"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection could be more user-friendly because you need knowledge if you want to use it. To handle the solution, you need to be a subject matter expert, so this is one area for improvement."

"They are not supporting high query logging. They have a very limited size for the syslog, so they are usually asking for external storage, external network, and integration in order to keep the syslog. If you are considering the high volume traffic of the carrier-grade, then the syslog will hold for around five to 10 minutes. This is not enough time and it is being rotated. This is the main issue and the main limitation that we face with them that they need to work on."

"The service monitoring information could be simplified of this appliance and the information displayed on the dashboards could be improved. I have not found one dashboard to be perfect. For example, in Splunk, I can create a dashboard in Grafana. However, in Grafana, it takes a very long time to create them. There should be another API to do it better."

"The solution's logging could be improved."

"Infoblox lacks an extensive product portfolio."

"There is a steep learning curve to be able to use Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection well."

"They should release frequent updates for its on-premises version."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Provided the features Akamai SPS Threat Avert provides, it is bound to be expensive."

"There are no additional costs to the standard licensing price of the solution."

"Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection is a little more expensive than other vendors."

"I am not sure about the price of the solution, but I heard it is expensive."

"The price of Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection could be reduced, it is expensive."

"The solution is expensive."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

26%

Financial Services Firm

19%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai SPS Threat Avert?

The best feature of Akamai SPS Threat Avert is that it's very user-friendly compared to other technologies.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai SPS Threat Avert?

Provided the features Akamai SPS Threat Avert provides, it is bound to be expensive.

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What needs improvement with Akamai SPS Threat Avert?

Akamai SPS Threat Avert's pricing could be improved because it's a very expensive enterprise solution. AWS and a lot of other vendors are usually not that much expensive.

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What do you like most about Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?

The solution's user interface is very smooth compared to other products.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?

The main challenge with pricing is competing with vendors like Cloudflare, which often have an advantage in costs.

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What needs improvement with Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection?

Infoblox needs to adapt its protection to better cover enterprises, particularly in the context of pricing when compared to competitors like Cloudflare. Additionally, there is a need for clearer so...

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Also Known As

Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector, Akamai ETP, Akamai SPS Threat Avert

Infoblox Secure DNS

Overview

Safely connect users & devices to the internet with a secure web gateway.

Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise (SIAE) enables security teams to proactively identify, block, and mitigate targeted threats such as malware, ransomware, phishing, and data exfiltration that exploit the Domain Name System (DNS). Powered by real-time intelligence from Akamai Cloud Security Intelligence and Akamai’s proven, globally distributed recursive DNS platform, Enterprise Threat Protector efficiently delivers security, control, and visibility to the enterprise while easily integrating with your existing network defenses.

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Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection (ADP) effectively shields you from the widest range of DNS DDoS attacks, ensuring that you can maintain service uptime for your organization. Minimizing disruptions caused by DDoS and other DNS-based attacks is a key business imperative because DNS provides mission-critical network connectivity. If your DNS is down, your business is down. With ADP you can maintain DNS integrity and stop external and internal DNS DDoS attacks that can take your business offline. ADP eliminates such threats as volumetric attacks, DNS hijacking, cache poisoning and other DNS-specific exploits. A proven solution, it ensures that your customers can always reach your website and other external systems, and it keeps your business up and running 24×7 to maintain customer trust and confidence.

Infoblox

Sample Customers

MCNC, Educational Testing Service

Colruyt Group, Council Rock School District, Danone, GlaxoSmithKline, The Hershey Company

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